This new award acknowledges
conservation leadership, innovation and market transformation,
corporate/internal and community engagement, and conservation
achievements/savings.

“The City of Sault Ste. Marie is very
proud to be a community conservation awards finalist,” Councillor
Steve Butland said in a news release. “It recognizes the hard work
and local efforts helping maintain our community’s status as the
Alternative Energy Capital of North America.”

In the category for communities with
populations under 150,000, the Sault is nominated alongside Caledon
and East Gwillimbury.

In the 150,000 to 500,000 population
category, contenders are Burlington, Markham and Vaughan. For
communities with a population of more than 500,000, nominees are
Durham Region, Hamilton and Mississauga.

Winners from each category will be
announced on Dec. 6 at the Local Authority Services Connections
Energy Symposium in Toronto.